Hand-operating extensible fish-landing net and handle



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,322

J. W. MGELHANY HAND OPERATING EXTENSIBLE FISH LANDING.NET AND HANDLE Filed Apr'. 8, 1922 O N0 O 00.0.0.0 O

Invenmv i @6% jo/M Y Q'tkmmq Patented pr. 3, 1923.

UNITED sra'ras JOHN w. MGELHANY, or DENVER, COLORADO. l

HAND-OPERATING ExTENsIBLEFrsH-LANDING NET ANd-HANDLE.

Application `filed April 8, 1922. lSerial-No. 550,716. i

To all fwhom #may concern.'- n

Be it known that I, JOHN lV. MGELHANY, a citizen of the Unitedv States of America, residing at `the City and county .of Denver and State of` Colorado, have invented a new andk=useful Hand-Operating Extensible FisheLanding Net and Handle, of .which the following is a vspeeilieation. v l My invention relates to a hand operating extensible` fish landing netand handle for fishermen.

v And .the objects of myinventi'on` are: First.l To provide jan extensible handle l and 'qflshY-landingnet yfor fishermen,` espeeially for those wading in rivers, creeks, and

for: lake-and sea-shore and boat lishing.

Second vTo provide a hand operating,l Combined llsh,-landing-net and its `supporting ring .and rod, that is slidably mounted on a` handle of predetermined length, that is arranged tozallowsaidnet andits ring and rod to .bemoved and heldalongside of and within the lengtho the handle, but v thatvean :bereleased and instantlyvbe slidingly moved along,.the Vhandlepand. be yex-l tendedY beyond it Aby a vquick: downward movement 1 of the :handpof vthe operating fisherman. i

E'Ihird To. provide a -normally short, sim'- ple, inexpensive :shflanding-net and handle that, ,canbe carriedby shermen and lthat caribe quickly. extended to form .a long handledfishylanding-net when it. is desired to, l use itto net and land a ish. Fourth; To provide a fish-landing-net and handle-.thatis composed oftwoslidably con-1v neeted Iparts. thatgare arranged to form a combined short, iish-landing-net vand yhan,- dle, the two telescoping partslof whiohcan use, but whiohare arranged to beins'tantly;

unloekedfbythe hand ofthe fisherman-while holding: it,- andfthe net.- can Ybe extended beyond thehandle far enough .to\form' aQ long handled,iishflandingfnet, andtheone-i piece ring anditsnetandfalso the ollapsi-,-

ble rnggandv itsnet are drawn: baekto-t-he handle and loolie'dthere after aifish has been `ltherefrom,and -showing more clearlyvthe manner of looking the slidablevmernberin be -releasably locked togetherv when not i in'v fish is readytobe .netted and landed when accompanying'. drawings Figurel is a plan viewof ateleseopi'ng, hsh-landingL-net and handle embodyingmyI invention. Y f

Eig: 2- is a side view of the same, the slidable member whiCh-carriesfthe net-sLippert-v7 ing ringbeing slidbaok onits" supporting rod to abut against the handle, andis retained in this position by' a springlateh. v

yFig-.53 is aVsect-ional View;full-:size fota, portion of the-handle and therodiextending its-retracted position.

`A`Fig. .Lisa seetional-viewon the vlined-ft of Fig. l. e i y j Fig. 5 isp-a bottom planviewot-alanding net and handle having-L tthe'--slijdable support to which' the net ring. is attached, but vshewing a vcollapsible yand'5detaehablenet1ring. Eig 6 is a siderviewof'portionv of Fig.;

Fig.` `Z` Ais a-plan viewiiof theoollapsible ring'detaehed from `its-support, and;foldedl so that the 'two sides thereotare parallel andcloseftogether. A e lReferring.to the accompanying drawings ,The numeral lfaindicates-`v the handle -or hand. grip. of '.the.v improved kdevice,-^. a,1i l;2,` a rodofsuitable length-*for the purpose intended,- one endet which. is inserted iin-the; handle and is secured thereinv i by,V a pirr` 3,2 which passes? rthrough the =`handle,4 and through the rod. The rod, f2,fisvprelferably f square inloross seCtion,.-andis alsopreferably.` i hollow to @reduce v weight. Upon ,the rod` 2,-. isfslidably mounteda short sleeve or section' of square tubing 4,the inward movement/*of whiehisdefinedfbya terrule 5,011` the A adjacent end ofj theghandfleywhile its ,f: outward' movement isf detlned v by av shoulder- 6, which-is formedon,theputergendV @intherod2.v

fUpong ther slidable sleeve 4, L are Qsold'ered two members 7, whieh takengtogethen 4are square' ,inL Cross SeniorsL `withi,the.11e/X,eiptr. that the wide side` of eaehof these-rnenibers is, stamped or. bent.y to. v form therein lam outwardly bulging longitudinal, .i lchannel 8,"- which: is 'semi-oireular fin ..eross .seotion'f as clearly, shown-1in Fig. 4.

Theislidable sleeve 4, islslightlyflonger thanvthemembfsfiso astextendfslahtlv' beymid-eachende0fthe 'saidmenaherssranfd the; upper: Sideoff theeatendedeendmfestha r sleeve, next the handle, is provided with a hole 9, which is adapted to receive a spring catch, as will be later explained.

Vithin the channels 8, are secured the free ends of an elongated ring 10, the opposite members of which are straight and divergent for a short distance from the channels, and then merge into the curvedy ring portion, as shown in Fig. 1. This ring 10, supports an inverted cone-shaped landing net Y 11, which is of suflicient depth to insure the safe landing of `iish, said ring passing through the top row of meshes of the net.

An eye 12, is secured upon the under side of the slidable sleeve 4, to which that portion of the net which passes under the said sleeve may be secured, thus preventing the sagging of the net at this point.

By extending the end of the sleeve 4, slightlyA beyond the point where the free ends of the ring 10, enter the channels 8, the danger of the net being caught between the end of the sleeveand the shoulder 6, on the outer end oi. the rod 2, is prevented. The

ferrule 5, is provided with ears 13, in whichv p a pin 14, is supported upon which a catch 15, is pivotally mounted midway of its length. The forward end of this catch terminates in a depending lock 16, the front edge of' which is inclined and its rear end Y rests uponan expansion coil spring 17 ,which is housed in a socket or recess 18, in the handle. When the slide 4, carrying the ring 10, and net 11, is moved backto the position shown in 2, the rear end of the slide or sleeve, engages the inclined edge of the hook 16, of the catch, and forces the catch up against the tension of the spring 17, thus permitting the end of the slide to engage the end of the ferrule 5, and immediately the spring actsto rock the catch so that its hooked end 16, enters the opening 9, in the ing lnet is out of commission andthe whole end portion of the sleeve, and also a corresponding opening 9A, in the hollow rod 2. whereby'theslide is locked in the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the landdevice maybe conveniently Acarried by the Fisherman by suspending the same from a hook secured to his belt or to some part of hisl clothing, the handle' being provided with a ring 19, ir this purpose.

In Figures 5, and 6, l have shown a device comprising the same form of handle 1, rod 2, and slidable sleeve 4, as are shown in Figures l 1 andl2,but in these figures is shown a detachable and collapsible net supporting ringwhich' is carried by the slidable sleeve in the following manneri i Upon'the under side of the sleeve is soldered a piece of square tubing 20, in the forward end of which is secured a kmetal plug or block 21,Y having a lthreaded aperture. The netsu'pporting ring comprises two fiat resilient straight metal members 22, to the inner end of which are riveted channeled hinge plates 23, the free ends of which overlap and are pivotally connected by a pin 24, which also passes through the head of an eye bolt 25, which is adapted to be screwed into the block 21, in the end tube section 20, as shown in Fig. 5.

To the outer ends of the ring members 22, are riveted slotted locking plates 26, which extend a short distance beyond the ends of the said members and are connected by a bolt 27. upon which is screwed a jam nut 28. Then the members 22, are bowed and their outer ends pulled in opposite directions as far as the ends of the slots inthe plate 26,

permit, the end oi" the plate on each member will swing past the end or. the other member, and then by pushing the ends oi' the members toward eachother, the extended end of each plate will slide behind the end o't the other member thereby locking the strips 22, in operative position, as shown in. Fig. 5. Then it is desired to remove the collapsible netring, it is unscrewed from the tube section 20, and the outer ends of the two members 22, are drawnl apart so that the end oit' cach locking plate 26, passes from behind the end of the adjoining member 22, and the said members 22, are pressed into parallel relation, so that the net can be wound about them, thus forming a compact body which can be easily carried in a pocket, or placed in a valise or suit case.

In practice. when the device is not being used, the slide is moved back on the rod 2,.

tol the position shown in Fig. 2, in which shoulder 6, when the net is in position for f landing the fish.

After the fish has been landed, the slide is again moved back and locked in the position shown in Fig. 2, whichposition represents the shortest length of the device, and it may then be convenient-ly carried by the fisherman without interferingr with the movementsk ot his arms or legs.

Thus the device when in use is sufticiently long for conveniently netting iish, and when not in use may be so reduced in length as to be carried without inconvenience. l

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v

1. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a handle -having a hollow rod extending' therefrom which is square in cross section and provided with a stop on its outer end; of a sleeve slidably mounted on said rod, having a hole in its upper side, and a ring-like member secured thereto, upon which is secured a fish landing net; a spring actuated lever pivotally mounted on said handle having a hook on its forward end which automatically engages the hole in said sleeve when the same is slid back against the handle, thereby to lock said net supporting ring in an inoperative position, said lever being manually rocked to release said sleeve, whereby the same may slide forward on said rod and against said stop.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a handle having a rod extending therefrom which is provided with a stop at its outer end, of a slide on said rod having longitudinal channels on its opposite sides, a ring-like member the free ends of whichare secured in said longi-4 tudinal channels, a sh landing net attached to said ring-like member, anda spring catch on said handle for automatically engaging and holding said slide when the same is moved back against the handle.

3. In a device ofthe character described, the combination with a handle having a rod extending therefrom which is provided with a stop on its outer end, said rod being square in cross section, of a slide mounted on said rod of a corresponding shape in cross section, and having longitudinal outwardly curved channels on opposite sides thereof, a ring-like member the free ends of which are secured in said channels, a sh landing net attached to said ring-like member, and a spring actuated catch on said handle for engaging said slide when the same is moved back against the handle.

In testimony whereof I afi-ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. MCELHANY.

Witnesses:

Ur. SARGENT ELLIOTT, ELIZABETH SMITH. 

